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-17 2G sites scheduled for upgrades The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) said it would be implementing a new 3G software and would be turning down 17 of its 2G cell sites across Guyana on November 15, 2020. As a result of the enhancement, customers with 2G devices will no longer be able to connect to cell towers at ...

The New Movement (TNM) political party on Thursday appeared to have collapsed with the resignation of six executive members over claims of undemocratic decision-making and a mixture of political and business interests in a privately-owned oil sector company. But TNM Presidential candidate and co-founder, Dr. Asha Kissoon denied that her party has become closely aligned with the governing People’s Progressive ...

Two prison guards, who were at the Lusignan Prison barracks at Cecil Kilkenny Training College, have been arrested in connection with the discovery of a quantity of marijuana. The marijuana weighed almost one kilogramme. They have been identified as 34-year-old Quincy Jemmott of Schoonard, West Bank Demerara and 39-year old Seon Alert of Fort Ordinance, East Canje, Berbice. At the ...

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has handed over 98 copies of the Sexual Offences Act reproduced in braille to the National Commission on Disability (NCD). The organisation says the handover is part of a continuing initiative to ensure that all children, including those with disabilities, have access to important laws. Acting UNICEF Representative to Guyana and Suriname, Irfan Akhtar, ...

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on Wednesday outlined best practices in a guide to help countries decide which measures to implement to control the COVID-19 pandemic and for how long, based on how the virus is spreading and the characteristics of their health systems. “We are hopeful that with this guidance, countries will be better able to tailor their ...

A welder from West Ruimveldt and a businesswoman of Pouderoyen have been arrested in Mahdia for allegedly being in possession of a quantity of marijuana. Police identify him as 39-year old Mithuram Boodhoo also known as Romel of West Ruimveldt and 47-year old Carol Emmanuel, a shop-owner of Samaroo Dam, Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara have been arrested. They were held ...

A 16 year old Essequibo female was Wednesday allegedly killed by her 34 year old ex-lover who attempted suicide. Police say 16-year old Sanesha Lall of Richmond Housing Scheme, Essequibo Coast, was allegedly killed by her 34-year-old ex-lover of Bounty Hall, Essequibo Coast. Police say the suspect entered the home of the 16-year old and stabbed her several times in ...

Following a guilty verdict by the jury in relation to the April 30, 2016 murder of Parika, East Bank Essequibo businessman, Mr Seeram Singh, convicted killer Curt Thomas has been sentenced to 70 years’ in prison for the crime. The custodial sentence was handed down on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 by Justice Navindra Singh during a Zoom hearing at the ...

The High Court on Tuesday granted permission for two customs officers to remain in custody beyond 72 hours, even as the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) remained optimistic that it would recover a deleted image of shipping container believed to have been laden with 11.5 tons of cocaine. “They have not yet completed the exercise. By tomorrow this time,” GRA Commissioner-General ...

Firefighters suffered a slight setback in battling a blaze in commercial Georgetown Sunday night because one of the nearby fire hydrants was hidden under a thick pile of refuse. A building that once housed Singh’s Nut Centre was destroyed by fire and the other that housed Dhoray’s Fashion, Price Rite and Harveys was saved by firefighters. An associate of one ...